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In These Times: Brett Stephens — LIVE Podcast Recording 🙋🎙️
Judaism 101 🙋
The NYC Shabbat Collective: A New 20s + 30s Friday Night Experience
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Judaism 101 🙋
Second-Night Community Seder 🙋
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony and Shabbat Morning Services 🙋🖥
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
SWFS Spring Benefit: Celebrating 20 Years of Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
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2022–23 Winter Mission to Israel
2022–23 Winter Mission to Israel
REGISTER BY JULY 8, 2022 Join Rabbis Ammiel Hirsch and Rena Rifkin and your fellow Stephen Wise members in December to experience the Jewish homeland in a whole new way! Our Israel missions are an amazing opportunity for travelers eight to 80 to experience the wonder, history and beauty of Israel from the Upper Galilee […]
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Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
Stephen Wise Book Group 🖥
Stephen Wise Book Group 🖥
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month, we're reading "Our Country Friends" by Gary Shyteyngart. RSVP
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Lunch and Learn: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Jewish Values 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Jewish Values 🙋
During his lifetime, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed rabbis and Jews with messages about how Judaism should inspire civil rights activism. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as we read and hear some of his inspiring words and discuss their enduring relevance today. RSVP
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Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for an in-person deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical settings affect the way we understand them. A great intro to Shabbat liturgy and enriching for more experienced worshippers! RSVP
MLK Shabbat of Service: Help Fill the UWS Community Fridge 🙋
MLK Shabbat of Service: Help Fill the UWS Community Fridge 🙋
“The greatest birthday gift my husband could receive is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of kindness through service to others,” said Coretta Scott King, referring to her late husband Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us as we honor his legacy with a Shabbat of […]
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Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Both Frederick Douglas and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel spoke about feeling they were “praying with their feet” during their involvement in the fight for civil rights. As Jews, we are constantly and consistently implored to seek justice and pursue peace. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class as we explore the roots of this […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
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‘Unweavings’ by Fiber Artist Laurie Wohl 🖥
‘Unweavings’ by Fiber Artist Laurie Wohl 🖥
Stephen Wise member Laurie Wohl does the opposite of what you would expect from a fiber artist. Using spiritual narratives found in various text sources, she alludes to the oldest traditions of narrative textiles, but in a completely contemporary idiom. Through form, color, texture and calligraphy she interprets each piece by integrating materials with fibre, […]
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Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Join our monthly Short Story Group on Zoom, where we discuss Jewish-themed material. This month we're reading “Law of Return” by Ehud Havazelet, “How to Recover from a Happy Childhood” by Rivka Galchen, and chapters three through five from “Messages from My Father” by Calvin Trillin. Sponsored by Community Connections. For more information or copies […]
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Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for an in-person deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical settings affect the way we understand them. A great intro to Shabbat liturgy and enriching for more experienced worshippers! RSVP
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Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Both Frederick Douglas and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel spoke about feeling they were “praying with their feet” during their involvement in the fight for civil rights. As Jews, we are constantly and consistently implored to seek justice and pursue peace. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class as we explore the roots of this […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
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Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Share the Shabbat morning service in person or on Zoom in a meditative style with friends and fellow congregants. Rabbi Dalia Samansky and Cantor Dan Singer will lead this service, which includes music and responsive readings in both Hebrew and English. RSVP TO JOIN VIRTUALLY
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Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots: A Conversation with Louie Kemp 📺
Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots: A Conversation with Louie Kemp 📺
One of the greatest — and most enigmatic — songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature along with 10 Grammy Awards — and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. But to Louie Kemp, he'll always be Bobby Zimmerman — his troublemaking friend from Camp […]
Lunch and Learn: Taking Care of Business 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Taking Care of Business 🙋
Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky and Westchester Hills Cemetery Operations Manager Meredith Bryne for a discussion focusing on how making end-of-life plans will help you live your best life now. Soup will be served! RSVP
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
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Community Mahjong 🙋
Community Mahjong 🙋
Spend the afternoon playing maj with friends old and new! All levels welcome — whether you're a pro, need to sharpen your skills, or are just learning to play, there's a table waiting for you! Co-sponsored by Community Connections and the Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. PLEASE REGISTER HERE
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Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month, we're reading "Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family" by Laura Arnold Leibman. RSVP
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
2022–23 Winter Mission to Israel
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